Aug 11 2023 62 mins
Episode 11. Ms. Pamela Cole: Working Life. The musical score of Pam Cole’s teenage years included the mellifluous sound of her sister Carol Cole practicing typing while Pam fell asleep in the adjoining room of their small, shotgun house in New Orleans’ storied 7th Ward. After graduating from the Adult Education Center in 1971, Pam used her typing skills to achieve independence as a secretary in the Virgin Islands, New York, Houston, and Atlanta. In company after company, Pam is the only, or one of the few Black women.
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